PREMIERSHIP outfit Birmingham City are just one team that will lock horns with Dagenham and Redbridge during the pre-season.

The Midlands side plan to send their first team to Victoria Road when they take on Daggers on Wednesday, July 29.

The visit of east London rivals Leyton Orient on Saturday, August 1, and Essex seasiders Southend United on Saturday, July 25 should also be exciting games for Daggers fans.

Dagenham start their pre-season programme when they visit Bedfordshire to play Arlesey Town on Saturday, July 11, they then head to Hertfordshire to take on Boreham Wood on Tuesday, July 14.

The Daggers will send an XI to play Aveley on Wednesday, July 15, before travelling to Mangotsfield United on Saturday, July 18 before facing Wealdstone two days later.

A Daggers XI will make the short trip to Grays Athletic on Wednesday, July 22, before taking on Braintree Town on Monday, July 27.

A trip to Enfield Town by a Daggers XI on Monday, August 3, marks the end of Dagenham's pre-season preparations.